determining miles
Mar 21, 2007, 11:42 am
#1
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determining miles
Does anyone know if there is something on YX's website that shows the miles from point to point (how many we should get for a flight).
Mar 22, 2007, 3:15 am
#3
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I always use Great Circle Mapper whenever I want to calculate mileage, for any airline. Its always been accurate within 1 mile for me.
Mar 27, 2007, 6:58 am
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Thanks for the info. We flew R/T MKE to FLL. On the outbound we went via MCI, yet we were given 1243 for both directions. I would think we would get the miles for MKE to MCI and MCI to FLL for the outbound, and FLL to MKE for the return. Unfortunately that is not how the credited us.
Mar 27, 2007, 7:15 am
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Unfortunately, all airlines only credit the XXX-ZZZ miles for a flight even if you flew XXX-YYY-ZZZ if both legs were the same flight number. 
NW does this on many of their flights out of MKE and I've been burned many times.
NW does this on many of their flights out of MKE and I've been burned many times.
Mar 27, 2007, 7:17 am
#6
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EDIT: MKEbound beat me to it.
That is typically how you will get mileage credit (for most airlines) if your flight number is the same all the way through, versus having 2 separate flight numbers.
For example, if you fly YX 206 MKE-FLL, which shows as a 'one-stop' flight, you'll get the same mileage as a non-stop flight.
If, however, you fly (as an example) YX 580 MKE-MCI and then YX 630 MCI-FLL, you would get the correct mileage.
TD
That is typically how you will get mileage credit (for most airlines) if your flight number is the same all the way through, versus having 2 separate flight numbers.
For example, if you fly YX 206 MKE-FLL, which shows as a 'one-stop' flight, you'll get the same mileage as a non-stop flight.
If, however, you fly (as an example) YX 580 MKE-MCI and then YX 630 MCI-FLL, you would get the correct mileage.
TD
Last edited by TommyD2; Mar 27, 2007 at 7:18 am Reason: MKEbound beat me to it.
Mar 29, 2007, 11:35 am
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Yeah, I learned from the (not so friendly) Midwest Miles rep in the email I sent requesting the credit. She informed met that "it would not be fair to give me the miles since I was not inconvenienced". I thought "are you kidding me with that response?"
Mar 29, 2007, 1:50 pm
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